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CANAAN Review

I had great expectations of this series but, by the third episode, it was clear that things were not going to be Kara no Kyoukai-level epic. I did enjoy the great fight scenes especially the toilet catfight, not less because of the combination of wet girls, ass grabbing and Alphard-oneesama's gorgeous evening gown.

Characters

The series also had some memorable charas like Liang who wowed me with her crazy yuri jealousy, Cummings with his pellet gun fetish and Declaration of Love! that really showed Vash and POTUS who is Boss, Alphard who just drips the kind of Casually Evil Oneesama Hawtness that really floats my boat. Despite some gripes about both of the 'good' gals, Canaan x Maria do make a lovely couple - their different kinds of dumbness are perfectly compatible and they are genuinely crazy about each other but don't go crazy on each other.

Story

Where this series disappointed was the mishandling of the plot details which could have brought it to another level of greatness. I wanted the links to be explored between Maria's memory loss, Shibuya, Ua/anti-virus, Alphard. This was particularly irritating as it was alluded to several times and I expected it to be a major plot point but it was not addressed at all in the end.

While I appreciate how leaving some loose ends does wonders for the longevity of a franchise by leaving room for speculation, there's fancock teasing done well and there's fancock teasing done badly - this is a case of the latter because it was made to look like crucial backstory that would come to the fore for climax or catharsis but was passed over without even an Ahaha~♥ handwave. I also had the vague impression that the quality of the animation (especially the fight scenes) dipped somewhat - perhaps it was hard to come up with something to top abovementioned toilet catfight.

Judgment

Despite all that, the series did not have any serious disqualifications so I'm happy to say that I enjoyed it very much once I moderated my expectations and would recommend it to anyone interested in a girls x guns series with a dash of goofy yuri subtext.

Zyl's Rating: 4/5
(Please see the Guide to Kabitzin's Ratings for explication)

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